Chapter 44: Leaving the Village
"I'm afraid neither of these paths will work." Teacher Jin turned his head to look outside and said.
Suddenly, a lot of people came outside, all holding flashlights in their hands, and everyone was noisy, as if they were talking about Li Suqing's death.
"Oh no, we're both murderers." Xu Tian said.
"There is no light in the house, and you can hear it, those people are talking about Li Suqing's death, they can't be blocked in the house, otherwise it will really be unclear." Teacher Jin said.
"But there is no way to escape, the front door has been blocked, there is no back door here, we can only jump out of the back window, and then flee to the beach, but in this way our whereabouts will be exposed, and they will definitely see our backs, and normal people will definitely judge that it is the two of us." Xu Tian said.
"This is a test, you see those people don't have the idea of coming in at all, how the murderer escaped, how we escaped." Teacher Jin said.
"At present, the murderer may be the person in the white sweater, but it is also possible that the person in the white sweater was only lured by the murderer to be a witness, so how did the murderer escape from this house with only the back window?" Xu Tian said.
At this moment, the flashlight outside suddenly shone into the room, and Teacher Jin grabbed Xu Tian, and the two hurriedly squatted on the ground.
"There must be a way to escape, the murderer can do it, and so can we." Teacher Jin said.
"Escaping, it's too risky to get out of the back window, just like we reasoned before, so where do you get out of it? This house doesn't look like it's going to be on the roof, what to do? How, exactly? Damn it! Xu Tian was thinking of a way to escape, when suddenly the door was opened.
The people outside rushed into the house, but when those people walked into the house and turned on the light, Xu Tian and Teacher Jin were gone.
"It's Sister Li, it's really Sister Li." A woman cried.
"Don't mess around, it looks like Sister Li has been dead for a while, and the person who delivered the news told us that the murderer was in this house, but there was no one at all." Another woman said.
Xu Tian and Teacher Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, now that the two of them had hidden in the courtyard, while those women had all gathered in the house, Xu Tian and Teacher Jin swaggered out of the courtyard gate.
The two quickly returned to Li Suqing's house, and immediately pulled Xiao Ai and Yang Qi to run to the entrance of the village with their luggage bags.
"I kind of understand, the murderer also took advantage of that blind spot, that is, when we just entered the door, the murderer swaggered and jumped out of the front window, and then he only had to hide in a hidden place in the yard, and if the murderer was a person in the village, then the murderer must know something about that yard, and the murderer had many opportunities to escape." Xu Tian said as he ran.
"And it was getting darker and darker, even if the murderer swaggered out of the courtyard gate like us, it was still possible." Teacher Jin said.
"I was tricked by the mentally retarded escape method again, the murderer has no high-end methods at all, but we are put together by the murderer every time." Xu Tian said.
The four of them had already run to the entrance of the village, walking in the weedy field that Li Suqing had guided in the morning, but now it was very dark, and everyone did not dare to use the flashlight, so they could only hold each other's hands and walk forward cautiously.
"You guys are so useless to let the murderer escape from under your nose." Xiao Ai sarcastically.
"Let's find a place to stay first! And it's impossible to conclude that our inference is correct, it's possible that the man in the white sweater is the murderer, and anyway, the man has fled north now, and hopefully he will see that person again in the future. Xu Tian said.
"It's still a place to stay! It's such a dark day, and it's still in the middle of nowhere, and there are no street lights, so I think we can only sleep on the grass today. Xiao Ai complained.
As he was talking, there were a few flashes on the other side, as if someone was coming over with a flashlight.
"Someone." Teacher Jin said.
"Hey...... We're here. Xiao Ai turned on his phone and shook his hand and shouted.
"Hey! Don't be so ostentatious! Xu Tian pulled Xiao Ai and said.
"Do you want to sleep on the grass, then? Someone just happened to be coming, and it doesn't matter if it's a good guy or a bad guy, finding a house for one night is the main thing. Xiao Ai said.
"I'm losing to you, but it's also a good idea, anyway, let's be vigilant, even if it's a bad guy." Teacher Jin said.
The four of them had to follow the light in front of them, and when they walked in, they saw that it was a young man dressed in linen and wearing filial piety.
"Are you from Lijia Village? How far is it from Lijia Village? The young man asked.
"What are you doing in Lijia Village?" Xu Tian asked.
"I'm from Caogang Village, I can't go back tonight, this should be the direction of Lijia Village, I want to join relatives for one night." The young man said.
"Do you have relatives in Lijia Village?" Xiao Ai said suspiciously.
"You...... You're not from Lijia Village, are you? The young man said.
"I don't think you're like a person from Caogang Village, your filial piety clothes are taboo in Caogang Village, do you think I don't know?" Xiao Ai said.
"You've heard about Caogang Village before, right? Now it's different, we can wear filial piety clothes. The young man said.
"Oh? This is really new, isn't the person who advocates science in the village anymore? Xiao Ai asked.
"It's long gone, and in the end, everyone still thinks that we should follow some traditional culture, and it is appropriate to wear linen and filial piety to our ancestors." The young man said.
"Then can you take us to Caogang Village?" Xiao Ai said.
"This ...... I'm afraid not, because I still have business to do, and I'll have to pick up guests from this island tomorrow morning! But ......" The young man looked at Xu Tian and his party. "Are you four?"
"Isn't this nonsense! The four of us are standing right in front of you. Xiao Ai said.
"That'...... What's your name? The young man said in an excited tone.
"Xu Tian, she is Xiao Ai, this is Teacher Jin, and Yang Qi." Xu Tian said.
"It's you! You're the one I've come to answer, and I've found you. The young man said happily.
"You're here to pick us up? It's really new, and anyone really knows about our visit to this island? Xu Tian said suspiciously.
"It's you, it was the young owner who asked me to pick you up, today I waited on the road at the end of the weedy field for a day and didn't see you, it's dark, I thought you would come tomorrow! I couldn't stand the cold, so I wanted to spend the night at a relative's house in Lijia Village. The young man said.
"Young owner? What kind of person is that? Xu Tian asked.
"You'll know when you get there, come back to the village with me!" The young man said with a grin.